Advith Sarikonda, BA BS

Research Fellow
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Thomas Jefferson Univeersity

Advith is a fourth-year medical student at Thomas Jefferson University who will be applying for Neurosurgery residency during the upcoming Match cycle. He is currently doing a dedicated research year under the mentorship of Dr. Scott Zuckerman at the Vanderbilt Spine Outcomes Lab. Advith is particularly interested in research pertaining to outcomes and costs after degenerative spine surgery and adult spinal deformity surgery.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

Presentation(s):

• Will I Ever Play Again, Doc? Preoperative Depression Predicts Return-to-Sport and Exercise After Degenerative Spine Surgery

  Sunday, May 3, 2026
  5:16 PM - 5:20 PM CT

• How Do the True Intraoperative Costs of Endoscopic Third Ventriculostomy Compare to Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt for Adult Hydrocephalus? A Time-Driven Activity-Based Cost Analysis

  Monday, May 4, 2026
  9:03 AM - 9:08 AM CT